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City Council hears smoke-free presentation  

Jason Sharp, Phelps County Regional Medical Center's director of radiation oncology, presented City Council members Tuesday with statistical information on the dangers of smoking.

With the aid of a PowerPoint production, Sharp presented what he called evidence -- from Smoke-free Air For Everyone Rolla (SAFE Rolla) -- for why city officials should embrace a smoke-free workplace ordinance.

"We're not asking for a ban of smoking," Sharp began. "We recognize the right to smoke."

Still, Sharp did not mince words when he talked about the dangers of smoking he experiences in his partnership with Dr. Mary Graham of the PCRMC's oncology unit.

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